Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by imoverclocked 1361 days ago
> Although compliance is voluntary, a majority of the world's largest mobile phone manufacturers agreed to make their applicable mobile phones compatible with Europe's common external power supply specification (EN 62684:2010).

Is compliance voluntary for this new ruling?

1 comments

TBF, it was "voluntary" for the old spec too. Everyone agreed to it in writing because otherwise they were told legislation would be swiftly passed.

That's not really voluntary.